It was about 10 o’clock in our small town. I was with my friend Thomas going down to the local convenience store for soda. Nobody except us were around, everyone else in the town was at home or asleep. That’s when it happened.
“Dude. Quit using your Batman voice!”
“Not now Thomas! Besides, the Batman voice makes it sound cool.”
“No it doesn’t,” Thomas murmured.
“Shut up!”
Anyway, I’m Nate Marshall and that’s Thomas, and this is our story. As I was saying, that’s when it happened. Everything went black, then a moment later a bright light shone in our faces. People with strange attire surrounded us. I realized I was strapped to a hospital-like bed when I looked down at my body. Thomas was in one to the left of me, only …show more content…
“We found you and your friend in an alley unconscious. So, we decided to bring you here.” He then looked around the room, with his arms up as if he was displaying it.
“Why are we strapped to our beds?”
“We thought you might panic, like…” He paused and looked over at Thomas. Thomas stopped panicking now, he became too tired to panic anymore. “What are your names?”
“He’s Thomas, and I’m Nate”
“Huh. Those are some strange names.” He looked at what Thomas and I were wearing. “Are you guys from around here?”
I had no time to answer. A nurse walked up to the doctor and brought him with her. Thomas was panting from his excessive panicking, he then leaned his head toward my direction.
“Nate, what the heck is going on?”
“I have no idea.”
About an hour later we were excused from the hospital, no paperwork, surprisingly. But then we walked outside. Tall buildings everywhere, but they were all run down and rusted, as if they were abandoned. But they weren’t. You could see people working aimlessly through the broken windows, tired and distraught looks on their faces. I thought I was surprised until I saw the look on Thomas’ face. He had a better view than me, with the five inches he had on me in height. He was in awe, with the sight of how different this place was than our home. Thomas then started backing
“Dude. Quit using your Batman voice!”
“Not now Thomas! Besides, the Batman voice makes it sound cool.”
“No it doesn’t,” Thomas murmured.
“Shut up!”
Anyway, I’m Nate Marshall and that’s Thomas, and this is our story. As I was saying, that’s when it happened. Everything went black, then a moment later a bright light shone in our faces. People with strange attire surrounded us. I realized I was strapped to a hospital-like bed when I looked down at my body. Thomas was in one to the left of me, only …show more content…
“We found you and your friend in an alley unconscious. So, we decided to bring you here.” He then looked around the room, with his arms up as if he was displaying it.
“Why are we strapped to our beds?”
“We thought you might panic, like…” He paused and looked over at Thomas. Thomas stopped panicking now, he became too tired to panic anymore. “What are your names?”
“He’s Thomas, and I’m Nate”
“Huh. Those are some strange names.” He looked at what Thomas and I were wearing. “Are you guys from around here?”
I had no time to answer. A nurse walked up to the doctor and brought him with her. Thomas was panting from his excessive panicking, he then leaned his head toward my direction.
“Nate, what the heck is going on?”
“I have no idea.”
About an hour later we were excused from the hospital, no paperwork, surprisingly. But then we walked outside. Tall buildings everywhere, but they were all run down and rusted, as if they were abandoned. But they weren’t. You could see people working aimlessly through the broken windows, tired and distraught looks on their faces. I thought I was surprised until I saw the look on Thomas’ face. He had a better view than me, with the five inches he had on me in height. He was in awe, with the sight of how different this place was than our home. Thomas then started backing